GDP growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): GDP growth was 5.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 5.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 7.3% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 1992.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 7.3% | -3265.7% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -54.1% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 3.8% | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -40.2% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | +95.0% |
| 1969 | 4.7% | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | +15873.9% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -54.6% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | +49.1% |
| 1974 | 5.3% | +74.3% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | -60.9% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | +79.4% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -29.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -78.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | +22.9% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +364.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -79.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -49.9% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | +257.1% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +29.6% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +108.7% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -54.7% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | -1.1% | -174.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -180.6% |
| 1992 | -1.4% | -255.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -122.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +1354.5% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -37.1% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +43.3% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -38.2% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +78.7% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -33.1% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +52.5% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +141460.6% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +47.1% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | -0.2% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | -1.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Gross capital formation 282.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 9.5% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 24.2% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 278.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 290.87 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 5.2% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 21.6% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 21.9% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 354.17 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 386.78 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gdp growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 5.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 1962.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 1992.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gdp growth?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.